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Todd McShay and Mel Kiper Talking NFL Draft

Wednesday, April 24, 201916 takes

We're a day away from the NFL Draft and it's officially smoke screen season. (-) Seahawks/Chiefs pre draft trade. (-) NBA and NHL Playoffs and is PFT getting cocky about the Caps? (-) Hot Seat Cool Throne including Drake Curse picking up new bodies and OBJ being happy in Cleveland. (-) Todd McShay and Mel Kiper join the show to talk about the 2019 NFL Draft, which quarterbacks they like, the worst picks theyve ever made, what their relationship is like, and Mel's obsession with eating Pumpkin Pie every single day. (-) Segments include Take Quake is lifting bad for you?(-) Trouble in Paradise Jake Arietta/Bryce Harper, (-) Bad Visual Bucks fans chanting after their first round sweep, (-) PR 101 for Von Miller (-) and Guys on Chicks (-)

Recap

Win
Take Slip·Apr 24, 2019
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Dwayne Haskins will end up being drafted by the Washington Redskins

I think [Dwayne] Haskins is going to end up as a Redskins. That's what I'm planting my flag and saying.

The Redskins did indeed draft Dwayne Haskins with the 15th overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.
Win
Take Slip·Apr 24, 2019
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Kyler Murray will be the #1 overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft

Kyler Murray is going to be number one... I think that Kyler Murray is going to be Cardinal.

Kyler Murray was drafted #1 overall by the Arizona Cardinals.
Loss
Take Slip·Apr 24, 2019
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Big CatBig Cat

Dwayne Haskins will be a Cincinnati Bengal

I think Dwayne Haskins is going to be a Cincinnati Bengal.

Dwayne Haskins was drafted by the Redskins, not the Bengals.
Win
Take Slip·Apr 24, 2019
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Big CatBig Cat

Daniel Jones will rise up draft boards because of his physical profile and David Cutcliffe connection

Daniel Jones, because he's 6'2", 220, and White will end up going all the way up the draft. Maybe even the Giants will be like, hey, let's just get this guy because David Cutcliffe, and we can keep him in check, and Eli [Manning] can be the quarterback for the next six years.

Daniel Jones was drafted 6th overall by the Giants, a move many considered a massive reach at the time, validating Big Cat's prediction of him 'going all the way up the draft.'
Win
Take Slip·Apr 24, 2019
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Bucks are a wagon and will roll through the Celtics in the NBA Playoffs

But I think the Bucks, they're a wagon. They're going to roll through the Celtics.

The Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Boston Celtics 4-1 in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

Take Quake

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Take Slip·Apr 24, 2019·Take Quake
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Baseball players should start smoking cigarettes and drinking whiskey in the dugout to prevent modern muscle injuries

Yeah, I think that baseball players should start smoking cigarettes and drinking whiskey in the dugout again because you never heard of guys back in the 20s tearing their ACL. They just limped around like fools for the last 40 years of their life if they were lucky.

There is no medical evidence that smoking and drinking whiskey prevents sports injuries; this is a comedy bit.

Bad Visual

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Take Slip·Apr 24, 2019·Bad Visual
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HankHank

It is a massive mistake for Bucks fans to chant 'We Want Boston' after sweeping the Pistons

It's a mistake. ... Why poke the bear? ... When you're the No. 1 seed, you or your fans can't be doing stuff like this. They're going to get them.

The Bucks easily defeated the Celtics 4-1, proving that the fans' desire to face Boston was justified and not a 'mistake'.

Hot Seat Cool Throne

Push
Take Slip·Apr 24, 2019·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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HankHank

Duke will have the #1 recruiting class and Matthew Hurt will be their next star white player people hate

Number one recruiting class. They got Vernon Carey Jr. And everyone likes to root against the white guy that's a high recruit at Duke. Matthew Hurt is the guy. Have you seen pictures of this kid? ... Duke's back.

Duke's 2019 class was ranked highly (top 3 depending on the service), and Matthew Hurt was a key part of it, though he didn't become a legendary 'hated' Duke figure in the vein of Laettner or Grayson Allen.
Loss
Take Slip·Apr 24, 2019·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Ant-Man will defeat Thanos by crawling up his butt and expanding

Either Ant-Man's going to crawl up in [Thanos's] butt and expand, like we said on the show, or he's going to get defeated using logic and reason by fact-checking super reporter Clark Kent.

The 'Thanus' theory did not come true in Avengers: Endgame.
Loss
Take Slip·Apr 24, 2019·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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Big CatBig Cat

Robbie Gould will quit football if he isn't traded back to the Chicago Bears

Robbie Gould, I think, is demanding—I think he's essentially demanding that he will quit football if he doesn't get to be a Bear again. ... I'm all for it when it helps the Bears especially with how bad they the Bears have three kickers right now on their roster.

Robbie Gould did not quit football; he signed a long-term contract with the 49ers in July 2019 and continued his career there.
Loss
Take Slip·Apr 24, 2019·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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Big CatBig Cat

Odell Beckham Jr. is genuinely happy to be in Cleveland and away from Eli Manning

Odell Beckham Jr. because he wants everyone to listen he is totally happy in Cleveland... Odell Beckham is probably just happy he's away from Eli Manning. He truly actually is happy that he doesn't have to play with Eli Manning anymore.

While he may have been happy initially, Beckham's time in Cleveland was famously frustrating, leading to a mid-season release in 2021 after his father posted a video of Baker Mayfield missing him on routes.

Interview

Void
Take Slip·Apr 24, 2019
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Todd McShayTodd McShay

Josh Rosen has a slightly higher evaluation grade than any quarterback in the 2019 draft class

But I still think [Josh Rosen] is slightly, in terms of my grades, I've got him rated a little bit higher than the quarterbacks in this class.

This is McShay's internal grading system, which is subjective and unverifiable beyond his own statements.
Loss
Take Slip·Apr 24, 2019
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Todd McShayTodd McShay

Daniel Jones will be a career backup in the NFL

Some guys like me think [Daniel Jones] is a career backup. So it's not nearly as good in terms of the quarterbacks this year.

As of 2024, Daniel Jones has spent most of his career as a starter for the Giants and signed a massive contract extension, though his play quality remains a point of heavy debate.
Win
Take Slip·Apr 24, 2019
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Mel KiperMel Kiper

The top of the 2018 quarterback class was significantly better than the 2019 class

Those quarterbacks [2018 class] were better than any of the quarterbacks this year in my opinion. As a group of quarterbacks, the top guys were better.

The 2018 class featured two MVPs (Jackson) and a perennial MVP candidate (Allen), along with a solid starter in Mayfield. The 2019 class has been much weaker overall.
Push
Take Slip·Apr 24, 2019
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Todd McShayTodd McShay

Marquise Brown is the next DeSean Jackson

I love Marquise Brown, the wide receiver from Oklahoma. He's 166 pounds... but he's DeSean Jackson, and I'll take that in the top 20.

Brown has been a productive deep threat, but comparing any prospect to an All-Pro like DeSean Jackson is a high bar that Brown hasn't consistently met across his career.
Void
Take Slip·Apr 24, 2019
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Mel KiperMel Kiper

9 inches is the absolute cutoff point for NFL quarterback hand size to be successful

Nine's the cutoff point for usually having success moving forward. So, yeah. I think there is a validity to that. Outlier would be Tony Romo, and you don't draft outliers.

Burrow and Mahomes are near this cutoff, and while many successful QBs have larger hands, it is a correlation scouts use rather than an absolute law.